The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-05
In Brief.
A FREIGHT TRAIN wRrcKrD.

In Brief
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED
The morning passenger train on the Big Four
railroad was delayed several hours yesterday
by q very bad wreck of freight train near
Lawrenceburg Junction The train was thrown
from the rails by misplaced switch, and sew
erai cars were piled upon the track. No one was
I'M ured.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Saturday evening John Mosier. who keeps q
restaurant adjoining the checkered livery stable,
on West Washington street, had q quarrel with
his wife. and after supper. when he left home
ior snort time, she attempted suicide by TAX
ing dose OF Rough on Rats" Mr. Mosier found
ner before the drug had taken effect, and called
Doctor carp. who saved her life by administer
Ing the usual remedies.
ADDRESS TO THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Mira. w. c. Patterson, State lecturer of the
knights OF Labor. addressed large gathering
OF knights at Turner Hall yesterday afternoon
Quite a number of women were present. and
MRS Patterson directed the most of her speech
10 them The working women of the country
sue tnoognt were greater slaves than the men,
sna tnefefore more In mead OF the results to be
oeriVeo from organization.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
Eagan Green. A fired Hathaway and Sam
Jones, three young colored men, were arrested
yesterday on the charge of robbing the hat and
fur case in front of the New York Hat Store a
week ago. Hathaway was found in possession
OF some or the stolen goods Saturday night, and
.urnlsned some information that led to the
rest or Green and Jones. Hathaway and Jones
claim that Green robbed the case and turned
the goods over to them for safe keeping.
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
An important case will come up before Jud &c
Wood On next Monday-the Alabama g. Great
Southern Railroad Company against the In
dianapolis Car and Manufacturing Company.
The plaintiff asks for $25O.o0O damages
Tor breach OF contract. The defendant
agreed to furnish five hundred cars by
certain day, and to forfeit 50 per day for each
car after taat time. The ran over
forfeit at So per day.
FRoNIE BAKER TO BE CARED FOR
at the monthly meeting of the trustees of the
German Orphans Home, yesterday. C. Mayer,
city editor of the German Telegraph, called their
attention to the little GIRL Fronie Baker, who
was made the victim of her step-father. Albert
Michael, and Edward Akers. and suggested that
some or the charitable institutions should look
alter ner. Acting upon the suggestion. the truS
tees appointed q committee and instructed il to
notify the friends of the child that if she was
sent to the hospital for treatment she would be
gwen a permanent home in the institution after
she recovered. The trustees Of other charitable
institutions have signifed their intention TO care
for the girl.
THE HENRY GEORGE CLUB.
the Bank of Commerce last night. and spent
three hours in disc ussing land theories Among
those present were several ladies, but they did
not take any part in the proceedings. All the
speakers were not followers OF Mr.. George.
and the discussions thereby became marked
with q spirit it would not have had had every
body thought alike. One man said he in
favor of graduated tax system by which a man
who owned more than his share of land would
be compelled to sell it TO people who had none
on account of the enormous tax. After the
discussion the roll book passed around.
and two additional mem bers were added to the
society. President Seibert announced that he
was corresponding with Rev. Hugh Pentecost
and Henry George with view Of securing both
to deliver addresses in this city. He was posi-
tive that the former would be here in January.
if not during the latter part of this month.
THE MERITS OF ASPHALT.
The matter of paving Washington street with
asphalt is to come before the Council this even
ing, and the persons interes ted in il collect
ing great many testimonials to its great sus
tanning power and its durability. One of the
most unique of these is statements By the
Harrisburg Patriot that "two locomotives,
weighing twenty five and thirty-eighs tons,
respectively. the former drawn by twentv-on
horses and the latter by thrty-one horses.
which were hauled over the sheet asphalt pave
ment Broad street. did not njure that pave
ment In the least. but broke every crossing stone
from Dauphin street to Moore street." Another
Endorsement Is found In certificate from the
board of public works of Omaha which states
that 400. 900 yards of Trinidad asphalt have been
laid in that place and that it has given the high
est satisfaction in all respects. especially in
of traction. comfort and freedom from
noise in walking or driving, superior sanitary
conditions, and in being easily kept clean" II
is stated the result or observation in Omaha
that traffic seeks the asphalt streets, and that
the value of property and rents Is enhanced
correspondingly. 1t also stated no asphalt has
been removed from the streets there except for
the construction of street-car and cable lines.
These and other testimonials will be presented
to the Council in evidence OF the value OF the
asphalt pavement.
THEY WERE HAPPILY MARRIED.
A few persons have for several days known of
a somewhat sensational clandestine marriage
that took place in this city the evening of
Nov. 16. bnt in accordance with the wishes
of the interested parties have refrained from
saying anything about it. the story OF the
courtship that ended in marriage has flavor of
romance in il. Several mon tbs ago Austin Cor
bin Childs, the of druggist of Toledo, o.,
and o nephew OF Austin Cor bin, president of the
l., B. 6 W. railroad came here to do work in
railroad Office. He took boarding with Mrs
Johnson, residing on East Ohio street, near New
Jersey and in a short time began 70 pay his at
tention TO her daughter Miss Maud. After the
young man had been here several months he
was taken sick with typhoid fever and the young
lady became his nurse His parents not
notified of his sickness until he was GONZALES
cent. and then his mother came here immedi
ateiy. She soon saw the affection existing be-
tween him and the young lady and gave instruc-
tions for him to prepare TO accompany her homo
forth with. There was q consultation between
the young man ard his sweetheart, and it was
agreed if they were not married at once they
might never be. A license was procured. and
thew were joined in wedlock by Rev. G.. l..
McNutt. Then, obsying the order of his mother,
Mr.. Childs returned TO his home in Toledo, leav-
ing his young wife here. None of his relatives
have been apprised of the marriage, and tho ar
rangement TO keep il a secret from them
until he reeained his health, when he expected